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Wiki Splint Change for Fracture in ED

ginger43

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Patient presented to ER and had a splint placed for a fracture. Patient presents the next day related to discomfort due to the splint. They removed the initial splint and put a new one on. I am wondering how the best way to capture this is. Attention to other orthopedic devices or just the fracture code alone with A or D 7th character? Also when adding the CPT code is it just a code for splint placement like before? Or is there a specific code since it is a replacement and do we need any kind of modifier? We are a CAH hospital
 
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